WATCH LIVE @ 3 p.m. ET: NASA's New TESS Exoplanet Mission Explained
by SPACE.com Staff
Date: 01 May 2013 Time: 12:15 PM ET
Scientists working with NASA's next alien planet hunting satellite are hosting a Google+ Hangout today (May 1) at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT).
The link above will be replaced with the live stream once the event begins.
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is expected to launch in 2017 and will survey the sky to seek out alien planets that occasionally eclipse their host stars. This mission is expected to cover 400 times as much of the sky as any other previous survey, George Ricker, the principle investigator for TESS said in a statement.
Ricker will be joined by TESS team members Sara Seager and Joshua Winn during the panel discussion today. You can ask questions before the event begins using the hashtag #KavliAstro.
Third Rock - America's Space Station is set to launch with a New Rock/Indie/Alternative format on Monday, Dec. 12. The station is being developed and operated at no cost to the government through a Space Act Agreement. Third Rock can be reached from NASA's home page, www.nasa.gov, and is available through NASA iPhone and Droid mobile applications.
NASA TV Daily Schedule (All Programs Eastern Time Zone)
April 24, Wednesday
6 a.m. - ISS Progress 51 Launch Coverage from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan (Launch scheduled at 6:12 a.m. EDT) - JSC via Baikonur (All Channels)
April 25, Thursday
12:05 p.m. - ISS Mission Control On-Console Interview with the Digital Learning Network - JSC (All Channels)
2 - 7 p.m. - Live Coverage of FIRST Robotic Finals from St. Louis Missouri - HQ (Public and Education Channels)
April 26, Friday
7:45 a.m. - ISS Progress 51 Docking Coverage (Docking scheduled at 8:27 a.m. EDT) - JSC (All Channels)
9:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. - Live Coverage of FIRST Robotic Finals from St. Louis Missouri - HQ (Education Channel)
May
May 2, Thursday
12:05 p.m. - ISS Mission Control On-Console Interview with the Digital Learning Network - JSC (All Channels)
May 9, Thursday
7 - 8 a.m. - Live Interviews with Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Star City, Russia - JSC via Star City (Public and Media Channels)
12:05 p.m. - ISS Mission Control On-Console Interview with the Digital Learning Network - JSC (All Channels)
May 22, Wednesday
8 a.m. – 12 p.m. - NASA Edge Live coverage of the 2013 Lunabotics Mining Competition -- KSC (Education Channel)
May 23, Thursday
8:30 a.m. – 12p.m. - NASA Edge Live coverage of the 2013 Lunabotics Mining Competition -- KSC (Education Channel)
1 – 6 p.m. - NASA Edge Live coverage of the 2013 Lunabotics Mining Competition -- KSC (Education Channel)
May 24 Friday
8:30 a.m. – NASA Edge Live coverage of the 2013 Lunabotics Mining Competition -- KSC (Education Channel)
1 – 4 p.m. - NASA Edge Live coverage of the 2013 Lunabotics Mining Competition -- KSC (Education Channel)
